Movie Talk

Published 5:20 pm, Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Tom Cruise arrives at the LA premiere of "Oblivion" at the TCL Chinese Theater on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)

Tom Cruise arrives at the LA premiere of "Oblivion" at the TCL Chinese Theater on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)

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OPENING FRIDAY

HOME RUN: A pro ballplayer with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, where he comes to terms with his checkered past and starts coaching duties for the requisite misfit Little League team. You guessed it; it's the latest independent Christian movie. (PG-13 for some mature thematic material) http://www.homerunthemovie.com/

OBLIVION: Tom Cruise gets a jump on the summer movie logjam with this sci-fi adventure about one of the last remaining men on Earth after a devastating war who discovers he's not alone. Director Joseph Kosinki ("Tron: Legacy") shot the movie with digital 4K resolution cameras, so this one should look particularly beautiful in IMAX. (PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, brief strong language, and some sensuality/nudity) http://www.oblivionmovie.com/

FROM THE MOVIE BLOG:

TOM CRUISE HEADING TO OUTER SPACE AND THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN:Speaking of the man formerly known as Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, he's on somewhat of a sci-fi (or SF, if you prefer) kick lately, what with "Oblivion" opening in the U.S. on Friday — it already collected $61.1 million in 52 countries around the world — and his next release, the "Groundhog Day"-like Doug Liman film "All You Need Is Kill" about a soldier having the same repeated battle with aliens, scheduled for March 2014. Now comes word he'll topline "Yukikaze," an adaptation of a Japanese direct-to-video anime series set in the near future when an alien force known as JAM invades Earth through a portal over Anarctica. Cruise will play someone named Lt. Rei Fukai. What, wasn't "The Last Samurai" enough for him?